Example sentences of "[verb] the two [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , if we advertise the two linked operettas on consecutive nights we shall sell out for Maritza as well . ’ |
| 2 | They 've sent me flowers and choclates , and they 've expressed a desire to accommodate the two young men who 've done this at their own institutions |
| 3 | After trips to southern Africa and India , he practised briefly as a barrister , married , and settled down to the life of a gentleman , pursuing the two great passions of his life — the study of natural history and of great literature ( French , German , and Spanish , all read in the original languages , as well as English ) . |
| 4 | So one of my giants saunters over and kicks the two miserable chickens into positions suitable for having their shoes and trousers pulled off . |
| 5 | A few did succeed in reaching the border , however , and on Aug. 13 at least 15 dissidents cut through a barbed wire fence only to be arrested as they rushed towards the Demilitarized Zone which divided the two Korean states . |
| 6 | They soon progressed from Christmas to holidays … travel … world events … and then to food , as they laughingly divided the two plump triangles of cake and argued as to which was the nicer . |
| 7 | In 1898 Emma , Lady Sherborne , converted the Lodge into her dower house , built two little lodges to herald its and her own grandeur and to house her staff , destroyed the staircase and made the two long rooms into four apartments . |
| 8 | For the Crown he made the two tilt-yard towers at Greenwich from 1516 and on 12 September 1519 received the office of king 's master mason jointly with Vertue , who had held the position since 1510 . |
| 9 | The Annamese emperor , Khai Dinh , in theory ruled the two northern regions from Hue with the benefit of French protection , while Cochin-China was governed directly from Paris — but in effect all three territories were ruled as colonies . |
| 10 | Er , what about using the two big ones ? |
| 11 | In the Usnea-Andreaea association of lichens and mosses the two named genera are usually represented , together with other species of lichens and algae . |
| 12 | The authority and the school have wide discretion as to how the records should be compiled , given the two major purposes of providing basic data on a pupil 's progress for other teachers and the parents and providing evidence to support the teacher 's assessment of the pupil 's level of attainment . |
| 13 | A better method can be found , given the two important considerations of speed of search and memory requirements for storage . |
| 14 | Highlight the two other blocks of text beneath the headings and apply your new style . |
| 15 | I categorically deny the two other statements attributed to me in quotation marks : particularly that which implies that I think the doses must have been higher than those reported by the MoD . |
| 16 | Detective Chief Superintendent Cole , the final witness at the inquest , said he was unable to interview the two arresting constables , as they had been advised by their solicitors not to answer questions . |
| 17 | Cassowary was too far away to see the two splintered twigs that fell from beneath the trickster 's wings and vanished among the tree-tops . |
| 18 | He looked up just in time to see the two red tail-lights drop behind the hill . |
| 19 | One recent solution to this apparent illogicality was an attempt to reorder the two key events , so that the removal of York from sanctuary preceded the execution of Hastings . |
| 20 | One recent solution to this apparent illogicality was an attempt to reorder the two key events , so that the removal of York from sanctuary preceded the execution of Hastings . |
| 21 | if you like so it pinches the two positive charges off the hydrogen cos in these equations the charges must must balance as well so that if you just cross the double positive out you need to you ca n't write it in but you need to remember that it wants to become a double positive given |
| 22 | Anyway , I 've tabbed the two harmonised parts out separately for your ease of reading . |
| 23 | ‘ What 's so funny about a row of gigot chops ? ’ he asked the two laughing girls outside his window . |
| 24 | The Incas banished the two great causes of popular disaffection : poverty and idleness , and they left only a small place for ambition and greed . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Lady Mosley , ’ I shall say , ‘ Would you care to compare the two following sensations ? ’ |
| 26 | One advantage of the correction of twice the number of degrees off track , is that it produces the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle . |
| 27 | He checked the two sliding doors into the wheelhouse . |
| 28 | Robby Gordon , one of the sport 's young tigers , who closely tailed the two big names to score third place , was undaunted by Mansell 's performance . |
| 29 | But if we if we carpet the two raised areas in a sort of attract hardwearing linoey type affect on there cos you can |
| 30 | And just sort of carpet the two top areas , two raised areas , and have the other , the rest of it as a sort of lino floor . |